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Equal Scary People

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Equal Scary People
Studio album by
Released1988
GenreFolk/pop
Length38:42
LabelFour Dots
Elektra[1]
Discoveries[2]
ProducerSara Hickman,
Carl Finch
Sara Hickman chronology
Equal Scary People
(1988)
Shortstop
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]

Equal Scary People is the first album by the American singer-songwriter Sara Hickman, released in 1988 on Four Dots.[5][6] It was rereleased in 1989 on Elektra Records.[1][7]

Production

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The album was co-produced by Carl Finch.[8]

Critical reception

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Trouser Press wrote that "with winning songs that are emotionally resonant and a little loopy, Equal Scary People ... is an album that easily stands out in a soundalike crowd."[9] The Los Angeles Times wrote that Hickman "offers a hip but down-home, honest but irony-laden mix that fans of Michelle Shocked and k.d. lang should relate to just fine."[10]

Track listing

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  1. "Simply" (Hickman) – 3:03
  2. "Last Night Was a Big Rain" (Hickman) – 3:19
  3. "500x (The Train Song)" (Hickman) – 5:17
  4. "Song for My Father" (Hickman) – 4:13
  5. "Equal Scary People" (Hickman) – 4:38
  6. "This Is a Man's World" (Brown) – 4:40
  7. "Meant to Be" (Hickman) – 2:48
  8. "Why Don't You" (Hickman) – 4:01
  9. "I Wish I Were a Princess" (Creatore, Peretti, Weiss) – 3:07
  10. "Under the Sycamore Tree" (Hickman) – 3:56

Personnel

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  • Sara Hickman – bass guitar, guitar, sound effects, chorus, harmony vocals, drum samples
  • Sandy Abernethy – chorus, harmony vocals
  • Josh Alan – acoustic guitar
  • Maurice Anderson – pedal steel
  • Dougie Bryan – guitar, chorus, harmony vocals
  • Carl Finch – organ, bass guitar, guitar, percussion, drums, vocals, harmony vocals, bass samples, hi hat
  • Bubba Hernandez – bass guitar
  • Mitch Marine – drums
  • Brad McLemore – classical guitar
  • Darryl Melugin – bass guitar
  • Scott Murphy
  • Reggie Rueffer – violin
  • Terry Slemmons – electric guitar, harmony vocals
  • Kenny Smith – drums, tambourine, chorus

Production

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  • Producer: Sara Hickman, Carl Finch
  • Executive producer: Sara Hickman
  • Engineer: Terry Slemmons
  • Art direction: Sara Hickman
  • Cover art concept: Sara Hickman

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sara Hickman | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  2. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 275.
  3. ^ "Equal Scary People - Sara Hickman | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  4. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 319.
  5. ^ "The Edie Effect". Texas Monthly. Emmis Communications. July 16, 1989 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Rowland, Hobart (May 1, 1997). "She's the Boss". Houston Press.
  7. ^ Joyce, Mike (October 29, 1989). "SAMPLING CONTEMPORARY FOLK" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  8. ^ "Hot Air". New York Magazine. New York Media, LLC. January 8, 1990 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ "Sara Hickman". Trouser Press. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  10. ^ "Sara Hickman's Down-Home Irony". Los Angeles Times. January 28, 1990.